Spell is a new horror movie from writer Kurt Wimmer (Total Recall) and director Mark Tonderai (Locke & Key). The cast includes Omari Hardwick (Power), Loretta Devine (Black-ish), and John Beasley (The Sum of All Fears), and arrives on Premium Video-On-Demand and Digital in time for Halloween on October 30th from Paramount Home Entertainment.
You can read our review by clicking here.
While flying to his father’s funeral in rural Appalachia, an intense storm causes Marquis (Hardwick) to lose control of the plane carrying him and his family. He wakes up wounded and trapped in Ms. Eloise’s (Devine) attic, who claims she can nurse him back to health with the Boogity, a Hoodoo figure she has made from his blood and skin. Unable to call for help, Marquis desperately tries to outwit and break free from her dark magic and save his family from a sinister ritual before the rise of the blood moon.
We recently had the opportunity to talk to Hardwick about his role in Spell over Zoom, and he was kind enough to talk in detail about everything from bringing his character to life to whether he took inspiration from other horror movies, and even his work on Zack Snyder's highly anticipated Netflix movie, Army of the Dead.
The actor also weighs in on possibly playing a superhero, and it goes without saying that we want to extend our thanks to Omari for taking the time out of his busy schedule to sit down for a chat with us.
Check out the full interview below:
0:20 – Being a method actor, why the audience is most scared when the character is, why it was so important to spend so much time with Marquis before the plane crash, working with Loretta Devine
3:20 – How Spell compares to Misery, whether he looked at any other movies or performances for inspiration, being in the running for a project similar to The Bourne Identity, the women in Hollywood who have rooted for him as an actor
5:16 – Whether he's interested in staring in a superhero movie after working with Justice League director Zack Snyder on Army of the Dead
5:26 – Which characters he would be interested in playing, how Army of the Dead prepared him for a superhero role, following in the footsteps of actors like Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan